TY - SER KW - Russian Americans KW - Carpatho-Rusyn Americans KW - Ukrainian Americans KW - Orthodox Christians KW - Vietnam War KW - U. S. Steel Corporation KW - steel industry KW - hunting KW - weddings AU - Deric Washburn AB - Follows a trio of Hunky steelworkers and friends—Mike Vronsky (Robert De Niro), Steven Pushkov (John Savage), and Nikanor “Nick” Chevotarevich (Christopher Walken)—both before and during their infantry service in the Vietnam War. C1 - 1960s-1970s C2 - unpublished C3 - Allegheny Mountains; Allegheny County; Clairton C4 - War; Labor LA - English M3 - Screenplay N1 - The film also stars and Meryl Streep, and won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. The story is set in Clairton, Allegheny County, which is represented on-screen by footage filmed in Clairton, Pittsburgh, and McKeesport, Allegheny, as well as five towns in West Virginia and Ohio. N2 - Follows a trio of Hunky steelworkers and friends—Mike Vronsky (Robert De Niro), Steven Pushkov (John Savage), and Nikanor “Nick” Chevotarevich (Christopher Walken)—both before and during their infantry service in the Vietnam War. PY - 1978 RN - Deric Washburn (1937— ) was born in Buffalo, raised in Providence, and educated at Harvard University. He is a screenwriter. TI - The Deer Hunter ER -